Hamilton vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$2615
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$2748
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	569K	1.23M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 122% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 1463rd and 5892nd ($2154 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 74th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 2.8 months in Suwon. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 241st and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Suwon

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	Hamilton	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$73.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$13362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$7225
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$22854

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1003
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1025
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1025
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$990
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1142
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1068
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1461
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1074
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1085
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1067
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1041
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1084
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$966
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1222
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1025
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1036
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$941
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1020
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$989
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$968
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1027
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1140
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$997
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1567
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$1098
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$839
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1043
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1098
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1066